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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what decade of life does Tom assume the intruder on his property to be in Chapters 13 and 14?
(a) Fifties.
(b) Twenties.
(c) Forties.
(d) Thirties.

2. Tom states in Chapter 8 that he and Jake are happy in their new home for how many weeks?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

3. Who tells Jake in Chapter 3 that his father Tom has been awarded a home loan at the bank?
(a) Rebecca.
(b) Sharon.
(c) Mister Night.
(d) The little girl in the checked blue-and-white dress.

4. On what street is the house in Featherbank to which Jake and Tom move?
(a) Modoc Street.
(b) Liminal Street.
(c) Chestnut Street.
(d) Garholt Street.

5. What color hair does Karen have when Tom first meets her at Jake's school?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blonde.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color jogging pants had Tony Smith been wearing when he disappeared?

2. By the time Amanda hosts a press conference, how many hours have passed since Neil's disappearance?

3. In Chapter 15, Frank Carter tells Pete that he had a dream about which character?

4. What is the main strategy Pete uses to cope with stress, as revealed in Chapter 7?

5. Which character was referred to in the newspapers as "The Whisper Man" (36)?

Short Essay Questions

1. What new details about the Tony Smith case does the reader learn in Chapter 7?

2. Why do the other officers involved in the search for Neil in Chapter 2 consider Pete's presence odd?

3. In what way does the final line of Chapter 1 refer back to the novel's title and why?

4. What piece of information does Mrs. Spencer remember and tell Amanda that causes Amanda to race to meet with Colin, her superior?

5. What event occurs at the end of Part Two that causes Tom to call the police?

6. The reader learns in Chapter 19 the reason behind Pete's divorce from his wife Sally. What was the reason?

7. What is Jake's response to the concern Tom voices in Chapter 9 about Jake's drawing?

8. What mysterious elements are included in the prologue of the novel? Discuss one that is explained within the first seven chapters.

9. Describe the man who rings Tom's doorbell at the end of Chapter 13 and meets him at the start of Chapter 14.

10. Provide evidence for the conclusion that Pete is a determined man.

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